ONCE UPON A DREAM; Princess of Dreams

"I dream of a love that even Time will lie down and be still for."

Quotation taken from the novel Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Dreams of a Sea Princess

Princess of Dreams

I dream of a castle with a drawbridge

Of winter winds, cold and frigid

Of a soul-stirring sea

Pounding the castle rock below

I dream of troubadours and poets

Of merry great hall banquets

Of dancing gay and gallant

As the spiced wine flows

I dream of velvet gowns and slippers

Of diadems that glimmer

Of rings on every finger

That glitter, gleam and shine

I dream of candles softly glowing

As outside the night is snowing

Indoors log fires burn

With the scent of Scots pine

I dream of tapestries rich in colour

Hand stitched, hour after lonely hour

As my ladies and I await

 My true love’s return

I dream of a lover, strong and knightly

On a steed bold and flighty

Caparisoned so brightly

For him my heart still yearns

In armour like starlight gleaming

He rides on through my dreaming

 Old wounds still healing

I bid him sweet adieu

I dream of tender reconciliation

Two hearts beyond hesitation

Reunion is but a notion

Behind my closed eyes

For in shadows dark and smoldering

In my mind deeply searching

Lies a truth and a tale

No troubadour can score

In the corners of my heart

The place where lost lovers part

I carry deep within

The hope of our own sweet evermore.

By Marie Bruce

This is what happens when a writer can't sleep - I knocked out a quick ditty at 4am. Enjoy!